Geographies of exclusion

Description

Images of exclusion characterised western cultures over long historical periods. In the developed society of racism, sexism and the marginalisation of minority groups, exclusion has become the dominant factor in the creation of social and spatial boundaries. Geographies of Exclusion seeks to identify the forms of social and spatial exclusion, and subsequently examine the fate of knowledge of space and society which has been produced by members of excluded groups. Evaluating writing on urban society by women and black writers the author asks why such work is neglected by the academic establishment, suggesting that both practices which result in the exclusion of minorities and those which result in the exclusion of knowledge have important implications for theory and method in human geography. Drawing on a wide range of ideas from social anthropology, feminist theory, sociology, human geography and psychoanalysis, the book presents a fresh approach to geographical theory, highlighting the tendency of powerful groups to `purify' space and to view minorities as defiled and polluting, and exploring the nature of `difference' and the production of knowledge.

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Other Editions

• Geographies of exclusion: society and difference in the WestNew York1995-01-01
• Geographies of ExclusionRoutledge1995-01-01
• Geographies of Exclusion - Ed2Taylor & Francis Group2001-01-01
• Geographies of Exclusion Ed2Taylor & Francis Group2001-01-01
• Geographies of ExclusionTaylor & Francis Group2002-01-01
• Geographies of ExclusionTaylor & Francis Group2002-01-01